Liviu Bird fromNCB Sports – Pro Soccer Talkdiscusses how fifty Italian Serie A players took a survey from Gazzetta dello Sport, the results of which were published Thursday and revealed that many of those surveyed had heard a racist comment from a colleague, and depression can also hit professional athletes, among other revelations.

Of those surveyed, 29 said depression is a problem among Serie A players, while 12 admitted to having been depressed during their careers. The most recent high-profile case was national team goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who said he went through some “dark periods” in 2003 and 2004.

On the topic of homosexuality, 34 % of the players surveyed said they thought being openly gay would jeopardize a player’s career. However, three of the 50 said they had played with an openly gay teammate.